# Nord's 20th constituency

The 20th constituency of Nord is a French legislative constituency in the Nord department.

## Description

Nord's 20th constituency occupies the areas between the city of Valenciennes and the border with Belgium.
The constituency is a stronghold of the French Communist Party (PCF), and was held by veteran communist Alain Bocquet from 1988 to 2017. It was held by PCF National Secretary and 2022 presidential election candidate Fabien Roussel, but he was defeated by the RN candidate Guillaume Florquin in the 2024 French elections, marking the first time the PCF will not represent the constituency since its creation.

## Historic Representation

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1958 | Fernand Duchâteau | SFIO |
| | 1962 | Henri Fiévez | PCF |
| | 1967 | Henri Fiévez | PCF |
| | 1968 | Henri Fiévez | PCF |
| | 1973 | Gustave Ansart | PCF |
| | 1978 | Gustave Ansart | PCF |
| | 1981 | Gustave Ansart | PCF |
| 1986 | 1986 | Proportional representation - no election by constituency | Proportional representation - no election by constituency |
| | 1988 | Alain Bocquet | PCF |
| | 1993 | Alain Bocquet | PCF |
| | 1997 | Alain Bocquet | PCF |
| | 2002 | Alain Bocquet | PCF |
| | 2007 | Alain Bocquet | PCF |
| | 2012 | Alain Bocquet | PCF |
| | 2017 | Fabien Roussel | PCF |
| | 2022 | Fabien Roussel | PCF |
| | 2024 | Guillaume Florquin | RN |

## Election results
### 2024

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Votes | % | +/– | Votes | % | +/– |
| | Guillaume Florquin | RN | | 23,852 | 50.30 | +17.68 | | | |
| | Fabien Roussel | PCF | NFP | 14,791 | 31.19 | -2.96 | | | |
| | Pierre-Luc Vervandier | MoDem | ENS | 5,010 | 10.57 | -4.12 | | | |
| | Élisabeth Gondy | LR | | 3,087 | 6.51 | N/A | | | |
| | Dimitri Mozdzierz | LO | | 679 | 1.43 | +0.68 | | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 47,419 | 97.75 | -0.33 | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 757 | 1.56 | +0.16 | | | |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 335 | 0.69 | +0.17 | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,511 | 59.02 | +19.40 | | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,679 | 40.98 | -19.40 | | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 82,190 | | | | | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior, Le Monde ||||||||||
| Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | RN GAIN FROM PCF | RN GAIN FROM PCF | RN GAIN FROM PCF | RN GAIN FROM PCF | RN GAIN FROM PCF | RN GAIN FROM PCF | RN GAIN FROM PCF |

### 2022

Legislative Election 2022: Nord's 20th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Fabien Roussel | 10,819 | 34.15 | +1.26 |
| | RN | Guillaume Florquin | 10,334 | 32.62 | +9.97 |
| | LREM (Ensemble) | Delphine Alexandre | 4,654 | 14.69 | −5.48 |
| | LFI | Éric Renaud* | 2,757 | 8.70 | N/A |
| | REC | Béatrice Lasserre | 1,011 | 3.19 | N/A |
| | PA | Rudy Patel | 960 | 3.03 | N/A |
| | Others | N/A | 1,144 | 3.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,679 | 39.62 | −1.42 |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF (NUPÉS) | Fabien Roussel | 16,439 | 54.50 | -9.38 |
| | RN | Guillaume Florquin | 13,725 | 45.50 | +9.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,164 | 39.48 | +1.40 |
| | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold |
* LFI dissident

### 2017

| Candidate | Candidate | Label | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Label | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Fabien Roussel | PCF | 7,712 | 23.61 | 18,633 | 63.88 |
| | Ludovic de Danne | FN | 7,397 | 22.65 | 10,538 | 36.12 |
| | Daniel Zielinski | REM | 6,588 | 20.17 | | |
| | Éric Renaud | DVG | 3,124 | 9.56 | | |
| | David Richer | FI | 3,031 | 9.28 | | |
| | David Bustin | UDI | 1,839 | 5.63 | | |
| | Éric Castelain | DVD | 1,112 | 3.40 | | |
| | Frédéric Bigot | ECO | 699 | 2.14 | | |
| | Dominique Slabolepszy | EXD | 515 | 1.58 | | |
| | Bruno Leclercq | EXG | 282 | 0.86 | | |
| | Thierry Aubert | DVD | 209 | 0.64 | | |
| | Christelle Carpentier | DIV | 156 | 0.48 | | |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 32,664 | 100.00 | 29,171 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,664 | 98.13 | 29,171 | 94.47 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 432 | 1.30 | 1,196 | 3.87 |
| Null votes | Null votes | Null votes | 192 | 0.58 | 513 | 1.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,288 | 41.04 | 30,880 | 38.08 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | Abstentions | 47,827 | 58.96 | 50,223 | 61.92 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 81,115 | | 81,103 | |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior |||||||

### 2012

Legislative Election 2012: Nord's 20th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF (FG) | Alain Bocquet | 18,549 | 46.57 | |
| | FN | Nathalie Betegnies | 8,654 | 21.73 | |
| | UMP | Monique Huon | 5,376 | 13.50 | |
| | PS | Sébastien Urgu | 4,946 | 12.42 | |
| | DVD | Gilles Waddington | 799 | 2.01 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,510 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,834 | 49.26 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF (FG) | Alain Bocquet | 24,762 | 66.27 | |
| | FN | Nathalie Betegnies | 12,606 | 33.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,368 | 46.21 | |
| | FG gain from PCF | FG gain from PCF | FG gain from PCF | FG gain from PCF | FG gain from PCF |

### 2007

Legislative Election 2007: Nord's 20th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | Alain Bocquet | 21,320 | 46.49 | |
| | UMP | Marie-Thérèse Garcia | 9,989 | 21.78 | |
| | PS | Marie-Geneviève Degrandsart | 4,170 | 9.09 | |
| | DVD | Eric Castelain | 2,890 | 6.30 | |
| | FN | Michelle Beal | 2,494 | 5.44 | |
| | MoDem | Françoise Mascotto | 1,869 | 4.08 | |
| | Others | N/A | 3,129 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,610 | 56.35 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Alain Bocquet | 29,933 | 69.17 | |
| | UMP | Marie-Thérèse Garcia | 13,340 | 30.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,393 | 53.67 | |
| | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold |

### 2002

Legislative Election 2002: Nord's 20th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | Alain Bocquet | 18,374 | 39.58 | |
| | UMP | Sylvie Woelffle | 9,087 | 19.57 | |
| | FN | Carl Lang | 8,663 | 18.66 | |
| | PS | Marie-Geneviève Degrandsart | 4,960 | 10.68 | |
| | CPNT | Monique Huon | 1,448 | 3.12 | |
| | LV | Luc Coppin | 1,328 | 2.86 | |
| | Others | N/A | 2,568 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,307 | 58.78 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Alain Bocquet | 26,904 | 63.97 | |
| | UMP | Sylvie Woelffle | 15,150 | 36.03 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,705 | 54.51 | |
| | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold |

### 1997

Legislative Election 1997: Nord's 20th constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PCF | Alain Bocquet | 21,228 | 41.10 | |
| | FN | Michelle Beal | 10,442 | 20.22 | |
| | PS | Nadine Cochy | 7,242 | 14.02 | |
| | RPR | Alexis Massart | 7,013 | 13.58 | |
| | GE | Christian Atzori | 1,351 | 2.62 | |
| | LO | Jean-Pierre Lecesne | 1,314 | 2.54 | |
| | DVD | Michel Benit | 1,118 | 2.16 | |
| | Others | N/A | 1,946 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,963 | 69.79 | |
| 2nd round result ||||||
| | PCF | Alain Bocquet | 32,535 | 69.33 | |
| | FN | Michelle Beal | 14,392 | 30.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,763 | 68.24 | |
| | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold | PCF hold |

## Sources

* ↑ "Publication des candidatures et des résultats aux élections - Législatives 2024". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
* ↑ "Découvrez la liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2024 dans votre circonscription". Le Monde. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
* ↑ "Map of the results of the first round of the legislative elections 2024". Le Monde. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
* Official results of French elections from 1998: "Résultats électoraux officiels en France" (in French).